Man shot Sunday morning during fight in East Providence

EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A man was shot Sunday morning during a fight that broke out not far from City Hall.

EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A man was shot Sunday morning during a fight that broke out not far from City Hall.

The police already were in route to Central Avenue and John Street after people in the area alerted them about 11:45 a.m. that a fight had broken out, said Lt. Ray Blinn, when neighbors reported the gunfire.

The victim was shot at least once, according to Blinn. The wounded man, whom the police would not identify, was taken to Rhode Island Hospital were he was undergoing treatment Sunday afternoon.

Neither a suspect nor a weapon has been recovered at this time. The incident remains under investigation.